Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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1127. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht how a finder’s fee from the national museum of Ireland for the finding of historical artefacts is determined; what the criteria are for determining who is entitled to payment and what percentage of payment they are entitled to when more than one party claims to be entitled to the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20657/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The legislative basis for the payment of rewards to a person or persons in respect of the finding an archaeological object is set out under Section 10 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994. It is an operational matter for the Director of the National Museum of Ireland to decide how any such reward may be divided with regard to the circumstances in which the object was found.

Maeve O'Connell (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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1128. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the work of officials within his Department to attract large scale or international sporting events to be held in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20854/25]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Major international sports events can increase sporting participation, encourage domestic and international tourism and also promote Ireland as a destination for education and business opportunities. They present a wonderful opportunity to showcase Ireland and our world-class tourism and sports offering to Europe and the world.

The Government continues to support the hosting of major sports events in Ireland and to explore further hosting opportunities. This is evidenced by the Government’s successful delivery of:

• the US College Football Classic series which has been running annually since 2022 with this year's edition featuring Kansas State and Iowa State universities
• the UEFA Europa League Final in Dublin last year

• the first-ever National Football League (NFL) regular season game at Croke Park in Autumn this year
• the Ryder Cup in 2027 in Limerick
• co-hosting of the UEFA EURO 2028 football championship with the UK
• proposed co-hosting of the 2030 T20 Cricket World Cup with the UK

It will be appreciated that bidding processes and delivery mechanisms for major sports events such as those listed above can be very complex. They involve a whole of Government approach across the public sector which is co-ordinated by the staff in my Department and is usually undertaken in co-operation with commercial interests .

I am satisfied that this work is being delivered in a very successful manner across all partners including the officials in my Department.